Chinese food delivery giant Meituan names new tech executive to improve efficiency, as weak demand weighs on stock
中国外卖巨头美团任命新的技术高管以提高效率，因为需求疲软令股价承压
Chinese online food delivery giant Meituan has replaced the head of its foundational research and development team, as the company seeks to innovate its business amid slower growth and an anaemic economy.
中国在线食品配送巨头美团已经更换了其基础研发团队的负责人，因为该公司寻求在增长放缓和经济疲软的情况下创新其业务。
Han Jian, former head of the platform technology team, will succeed Zhang Jimao, according to an announcement via internal email. Zhang will remain as chairman of the technology committee, a position he has held for three years.
根据内部电子邮件的公告，前平台技术团队负责人韩建将接替张锦懋。张将继续担任技术委员会主席，他已经担任了三年。
The changes, effective immediately, are aimed partly at improving the operational efficiency of Meituan’s retail businesses through the use of technologies, including autonomous vehicles, drones, artificial intelligence and large language models, according to an employee, who confirmed the authenticity of the email and asked not be named discussing internal matters.
据一名员工称，这些变化立即生效，部分目的是通过使用自动驾驶汽车、无人机、人工智能和大型语言模型等技术来提高美团零售业务的运营效率，他证实了电子邮件的真实性，并要求不透露姓名讨论内部事务。
Under the guidance of the technology committee, Meituan will set up a “technology governance preparatory group” to sort out the future scope, goals, operations and sources of support for its technology governance structure.
在技术委员会的指导下，美团将成立“技术治理筹备小组”，梳理未来技术治理架构的范围、目标、运营和支持来源。
